Backhand drive

Last week we sliced the backhand, this week we drive it. Here are some mental cues to help you master the stroke.

• prepare with a closed stance (feet roughly perpendicular to the net)
• point your shoulder at the contact point (8"-12" out in front of your racket leg)
• take the racket back to your opposite hip (like you are about to draw a sword)
• swing/drive through the ball with a low to high swing pattern
• keep that shoulder pointed at the contact point until the ball is gone

Watch Edberg's classic backhand.

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